Cover for cooking utensils.



H. A. PAQUETTB. COVER FOR COOKING UTENSILS. APPLICATION men MAR. 21. 1913.

1,166,475, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH c0.,wAsHmuTON, D. c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

covER non COOKING" UTENSILS.

Application filed March 21, 1913. SeriaI'No. 755,887.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and- State of Illinois, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Covers for Cooking Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in culinary utensils, and more particularly to detachable lids or covers for such'utensils.

The essential object of my invention-is to provide a lid or cover adapted to form a tight joint with the beaded edge of a skillet, kettle, or similar utensil, and so constructed that it may be easily removed or applied.

A further object is to provide a cover with a combined handle and gripping attachment, so that when not in use, or when packed for shipment, said handle can be folded down adjacent said lid so that the complete device will not take up any more space than an ordinary cover.

A still further object is to provide a cover attaching device adapted to be detached by grasping it at either side or the center of the cover, and that will be held in place by tension exerted by integral portions of the device thus dispensing with springs.

T attain the above mentioned objects and others of general utility by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of my cover shown in operative attachment with a skillet, a portion of an auxiliary lid being broken away, dotted lines showing the position the handle takes when folded or in its inoperative position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional front elevation of a portion of the handle shown in Fig. 1, portions of the skillet and cover being shown in cross-section. Fig. 3 is a fragmental view of a portion of the underside of the cover, the knuckles of the handle-connecting hinge being shown in flat position, that is, before they are bent upward and around the handle.

Similar reference characters refer .to

similar parts throughout theseveral views. The reference character & des1gnates a pan or skillet, with a beaded edge 4. The

cover 5 is substantially circular of the required shape to fit thetop of said receptacle. 7

The periphery 5 of said cover is formed higher than the main portlon and 1s curved to fit over said edge 4:. Adjacent thefpor:

A. PA UnrTn,

tion 5 of the cover there is an annular depression 5", which. serves asa' stiffening means for the cover, the-central portion of thelatter being depressed asat 5.

Short slots 5 are formed in the cover on opposite. sides of thedepression 5, and are adapted to receive the tongues 6 and 6 of'a hinge forming plate 6, as clearly shown in Fi g. 8.. Said tongues 6 and 6 after passing through said slots 5, are bent upward and around adjacent portions of the wire member7-which forms the handle and clamp for the cover. a

length, on opposite sides of the central depression 5, and is bent at its ends at 7 upwardly to form loops 7", thence downwardly and 1s bent agalnat 7 to form eyes 7 which constitute the terminals of themember, and

are so arranged as to extendover and below the beaded edge P of the receptacle, the bends 7 forming inwardly shoulders which engage said edge at opposite points'of the receptacle. pression 5, the member 7 assumes a'substantially U-shape, being bent upwardly at right-- angles as at 7, and'back again at 7 running parallel with the cover, and then down wardly at 7 toform a .bail or handle 7 Between the bends. 7, 7, and upon one leg of the U are two short bends or offsets 7 7 which form a shoulder adapted to be engaged by a wire loop 10, the ends of which are pivotally connected with the cover 5. within the depression 5, by lears'5 struck up from the latter, said w1re loop adapted to fold down and into said depression when not in operati e engagement with said shoulder. It will be evident from the above descrip tion that when the handle 7 is in the upright position shown in Fig. 2, the cover will be in its lccked and operative position, and the tension of the loop 7 will hold the shoulders 7 closely against the bead 4. If the user 1 pulls upwardlyon the handle at 7 the ten sion thus exerted will draw the said shoulders 7 tighter against the bead P, but. i

' a nted Jan. 4,1916.

extending Adjacent the deran, srarnsrarnnr ognrron.

if the user pulls upwardly oneither of the gripping eyes 7, the tension at 7 will be released and the cover may then be easily disengaged and removed. The loop 10 serves as a support and latching means for the handle 7 in its upright position, and when folded back as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, it will allow the handle to be turned. on its hinges at 6 so as to lie against the surface of the cover 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A receptacle cover consisting of a metal disk, a handle therefor comprising a wire bent substantially U-shape mediate its ends, and having an offset and shoulder on one of the legs of the U, each respective end of said wire being bent to form a ring that is adapted to engage the rim of the receptacle,

the portion of said Wire adjacent said ring 20 and said U-shaped bend, and a link pivoted to said cover at rlght angles to said wire and adapted to engage said shoulder of the U- shaped member whereby the handle will be held in operative position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 3% in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN A. PAQ UETTE.

Witnesses G. W. HILTABRAND, M. A. lVIILORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five. cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

